"The laborer is worthy of his reward." 1 Timothy 5:18
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Words: John Ellerton, 1875.
Music: "Requiescat," John Bacchus Dykes, 1875
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Words: John Ellerton, 1875.
Music: "Requiescat," John Bacchus Dykes, 1875
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Now the laborer's task is o'er;
Now the battle day is past;
Now upon the farther shore
Lands the voyager at last.
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Father, in Thy gracious keeping
Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.
There the tears of earth are dried;
There its hidden things are clear;
There the work of life is tried
By a juster Judge than here.
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There the sinful souls, that turn
To the cross their dying eyes,
All the love of Christ shall learn
At His feet in Paradise.
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There no more the powers of hell
Can prevail to mar their peace;
Christ the Lord shall guard them well,
He Who died for their release.
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"Earth to earth, and dust to dust,"
Calmly now the words we say;
Left behind, we wait in trust
For the resurrection day.
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